Fare-register



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

H. R. COPFEY.

FARE REGISTER.

No. 384,425. Patented June 12, 1888.

WIT 8838: IN VENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2.,

(No Model.)

H. ROOFFEY.

FARE REGISTER.

g yented June 12, 1888.

IN VENTOR ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS. Phma-Lnm n mr, Washington. D. c.

25 struction.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEErcE.

HENRY R. OOFFEY, OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

FARE-REGiSTER,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,425, dated June 12,1888.

Application filed October 28, 1887. Serial No. 253,613. (No model.)

5 Improved Fare-Register, of which the follow ing is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to fare-registers, the

object of the invention being to provide a sim;

ple, cheap, convenient, and durable registering implement which may bereadily carried about the person of the operator, all as will behereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying I drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views.

Figure 1 is a face view of my improved fareregister. Fig. 2 is a view ofthe back of the register, the bell being removed and the bell standardor post being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a face view of the registerwith the clasp thrown back, parts being broken away and shown in sectionto disclose the interior con- Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on linea; a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 3 g of Fig. 3,the clasp, however, being shown as in its locking position; and Fig. 6is a sectional View taken upon a line 3 corresponding with the line 2 zof Fig. 3.

In constructing the register illustrated in the drawings above referredto I provide a main case, 10, which is preferably circular, and throughthe center of which there extends a post or standard, 11, the inner endof this post orstandard 11 forming the arbor of a disk, 13, whichcarries a flange, 14, the flange being arranged in a plane that issubstantially parallel with that of the disk, and being connected 4othereto by a rim, 15.

The peripheral edge of the flange 14 is formed with number of teeth, 2,of which there are preferably one hundred, and these teeth 2 are engagedby a spring-pawl, 16, that P is connected to a lever 17 at its innernarrow D 7 7 the spring-pawl entering the case through a slot oropening, 3, that is formed therein, the

arrangement being such that when the lever 17 is moved in the directionof the arrow shown in connection therewith the flange 14 and disk 13will be advanced in the direction of its arrow, all retrograde movementof the flange being prevented by a springarm, 20, which is connected tothe casing 10, said arm being formed with a catch-tooth, 21, whichengages the teeth 2 as they are advanced. of the flange 14, arenumbered, as shown best in Fig. 3.

The case 10 is closed by means of cover, 23, which is fitted to thecase, and to the inner face of this cover there is secured a bracket,24, which carries one end of a short shaft, 25, upon which there aremounted a disk, 26, and a ratchet-wheel, 27, the ratchet-wheel beingprovided with ten teeth, while upon the face of the disk there are tenradial lines, numbered, consecutively, from one hundred to one thousand,inclusive.

Upon the rim 15 there is an arm, 28, which extends inwardly, so that atevery revolution of the rim the arm will engage one of the teeth of theratchet 27 and advance it one step, any retrograde movement of theratchet 27 and the disk 28, arranged in connection therewith, beingprevented by a spring-arm, 29, which is carried by the bracket 2a andarranged to engage the teeth of the ratchet 27 Upon the outwardlyextending section of the post 11, I mount a bell, 31, the hammer ofwhich is shown at 32, said hammer being carried by a curved spring-arm,33, which is connected to the case 10 at the point a. (See Fig. 2.)

To the lever17, I connect an arm, 34:, which extends inward through thecase 10 and earries a projection, 35, one face of which is inclined,while the other face extends at about right angles to the supporting-arm3L. The projection 35 extends outward through a slot, 36, that is formedin the case 10, the arrangement being such that as the lever 17 isforced inward the spring-arm 33 will be borne upon by the rectangularface of the projection 35 and carried inward toward the post 11; but asthe arm 33 is so carried inward it is forced to move from the case overthe inclined face I) of a lug or projection, 37, that is fixed to thecase 10, so that after sufficient movement has The teeth been impartedto the spring-arm it will be carried above and clear of the projection35, and the hammer 32 will be suddenly thrown against the bell 31. Then,as the lever 17 is returned to its normal position-that is, to theposition in which it is shown in the drawingsthe inclined face of theprojection 35 will bear against the spring-arm 33,, the arm will beslightly raised, and will eventually fall into the position in which itis shown in Fig. 6, ready for a repetition of the movement justdescribed.

The return of the lever 17 to its normal position may be brought aboutby any properlyarranged spring; but I prefer to employ a flat spring,39, one end of which is connected to the inner face of the rim of thecase 10, while the other end bears against an inwardlyextendingprojection, 40, that is secured to the arm 34.

In the cover 23 there is an opening, 0, into which there extends apointer, 41, the opening 0 being large enough to disclose a section ofthe face of the disk 26 and a section of the flange 14.

In order that the cover 23 may be firmly locked to place upon the case10, I provide a clasp, 44, which is connected to the case 10 by a hinge,45, the other end of the clasp being arranged to engage with an eye orstaple, 46, through which a padlock or other proper locking attachmentmay be inserted; or any proper means might be employed to lock the freeend of the clasp to the case 10. In this clasp 44 there is an opening,d, that is preferably protected by a glass plate, 48.

In order to set the register above described, the clasp 44 is thrownback, as shown in Fig. 3, and the disk 26 is moved until the numeral 900is in line with the pointer 41. The disk 13 and its flange 14 are thenadvanced until its numeral is in line with the pointer, the forwardmovement of the disk being brought about by means of a key that isarranged to engage recesses 4, that are formed in the upper or outer endof the hub of the disk, the cover 23 being apertured to provide for theintroduction of the key.

After the register has been set as described, the first inward movementof the lever 17 will carry the flange 14 forward one step, and in somoving forward the arm 28 will strike against one of the teeth of theratchet 27, and said ratchet will be advanced a single step, so that thenumeral 1000 will be exposed. After a hundred fares have been rung up,the flange 14 will have made a complete revolution, and the arm 28 wil1once more have been brought to a position to engage with one of theteeth of the ratchet 27, and as the one hundred and first fare is rungup said arm will advance the ratchet, and consequently move the disk 26so that the numeral 100 will be exposed.

Having thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a fine-register, the combination, withthe casing 10, the clasp 44, hinged to one side of the casing andprovided with a glazed opening, (1, and the staple 46 at the oppositeside of the casing engaged by the free end of the clasp, of the cover 23on the casing under the clasp, and having an opening, 0, registeringwith the glazed opening thereof, and the rotary registering-disks withinthe casing having their graduations successively brought past saidopenings, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the case, the disk 13, journaled therein andprovided with a rim, 15, and a toothed graduated flange, 14, theprojection 28 on the inner face of the rim and the disk 26 in the spaceinclosed by the said rim, but independent thereof, and having its axisparallel with that of the disk 13, a ratchetwheel in the path of theprojection 28, and the operating-lever having a pawl engaging the teethof the flange 14, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the case, the rotary disk j ournaled thereinand provided with a rim having a toothed graduated flange and aprojection on its inner face, a cover having an opening, 0, and providedwith a bracket, 24, a registering-disk, 26, provided with an operating-ratchet and journaled on said bracket, the ratchet being in thepath of the said projection when the cover is in place, and the flangeand disk 26 being visible through said opening, the hood 19 on theperiphery of the casing, the lever 17, pivoted therein at its 1nner end,and the pawl 16 on the under side of the lever and projecting throughthe easing into engagement with the toothed flange, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination,with the casing having ICC a bell, a registeringmechanism, hammer-arm 33, and a fixed inclined projection, 37, adjacentto the inner side of said arm, of the lever 17 operating saidregistering mechanism, and having an arm, 34, provided with aprojection, 35, adjacent to the outer side of the said arm, whereby.when the arm 34 is moved inward the hammer-arm will be moved up thefixed inclined projection until it is free to pass the engaging edge ofthe projection 35, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the casing 10, the post 11, secured within thecasing, projecting through the rear face thereof, and having a gong, 31,on said outer end, the disk 13, journaled on the inner end of the postand provided with the rim 15, having toothed flange 14 and a projectionon the inner side, and the cover 23, having a bracket and the disk 26,journaled thereon, and having ratchet 27 in the path of the saidprojection, of the lever 17 pivoted at its inner end to the casing andhaving a pawl, 16, projecting through the rim of the easing intoengagement with the toothed flange, and an arm, 34, also projecting intothe casing, and having a projection, 35, on its inner end extendingthrough the casing under the" gong, and a second projection, 40, thespring 39 acting on said projection, the springhainmer-arm 33, securedat a and extending into the path of the projection 35, and the inclinedreleasing projection 37 in the inward path of the spring-arm 83,substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with the casing 10, the I post 11, theregistering-disk 13, having a hub notched at i and mounted on the post,the disk 26, rotated from the disk 13, and the operating mechanism, ofthe cover 23, having a central aperture to register with the outernotched end of the hub, and the hinged clasp 44, holding the coverinplace on the casing and l 5 closing the said central aperture,substantially as set forth.

HENRY R. COFFEY. Witnesses:

THOMAS F. WALsH,

M. D. EATON,

J. M. REYNOLDS.

